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Michal Staninec DDS, PhD

Michal Staninec DDS, PhD

Clinical Professor Emeritus, Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, UCSF School of Dentistry, San Francisco, California

Dr. Staninec received a BA in biochemistry from UC Berkeley in 1974, his DDS from UCSF in 1980, then spent one year in Japan as a researcher in dental materials and operative dentistry. Since 1982 he has been maintaining a private practice in San Francisco while teaching restorative dentistry at UCSF on a half time basis. Having retired from UCSF in 2015, he is Clinical Professor Emeritus in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, doing some research consulting and an occasional lecture. In 1999 he received his PhD in Medical Sciences with a thesis in restorative dentistry from the University of Nijmegen in Holland. He has authored and co-authored 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals and lectured on restorative dentistry in the US, Japan and Europe. His research interests include optical diagnosis of early decay, laser interactions with teeth and materials, dental adhesion, conservative restorative techniques, clinical testing of adhesive techniques, secondary caries, and effects of fatigue on dentin. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials, Academy of Dentistry International, and past president of the Dental Materials Group Chapter of the American Association for Dental Research.   

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Clinical Performance of Additively Manufactured and Milled PEEK Inlays vs Indirect Composite Resin Inlays
  2. Restoration Performance After Selective Caries Removal to Soft Dentine
  3. Clinical Evaluation of Subgingival Open Sandwich Restorations
  4. Influence of Different Placement Techniques on the Clinical Success of Bulk-Fill Resin Composites Placed in Class II Cavities
  5. Effectiveness of Resin-Modified Glass Ionomer–Based Fluoride Varnish for Preventing Occlusal Caries in Partially Erupted Permanent Molars
  6. Effect of Silver Diamine Fluoride on Vital Dental Pulp
  7. Effectiveness of ART Restorations With High-Viscosity Glass-Ionomer Cement vs Conventional Restorations With Resin Composite in Class II Cavities of Permanent Teeth
  8. Glass Hybrid Proves More Cost-Effective Than Composite
  9. Evaluation of a New Dual-Cure Universal Simplified Adhesive After 18 Months
  10. Similar Performance of Composite Restorations Regardless of Dental Adhesive Solvent Type

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